IPS Vikas Vaibhav: A Super Cop and a Visionary on a Noble Mission

An ambitiously woven dream that catches fancy as a deluge in the veins of the aspiring youth in a state rich with culture and heritage, that of cracking IIT JEE, Bihar has a track record of numerous wishful students aiming to achieve the pattern of success through making it into IITs. And then, beyond the grit and glamour of the IIT pursuit, lies the ambition of cracking the administrative services exam. And when someone has chartered the path with meritocracy and is laced with the success story of achieving both, wouldn’t the person exult in victory and quietly settle in the comfort of life, meeting family expectations, indulging in the necessity of being gainfully employed, and uplifting one’s dreams and goals? But seldom there are a rare few who choose to serve society instead and become the necessary changemakers and torchbearers for others to follow a path of progress, development, improvement, and great hope for the country’s youth. IPS Vikas Vaibhav is among those exceptional leaders who have set an example with his unprecedented level of service to people and society.

IPS Vikas Vaibhav’s heart was set on joining the civil services since his childhood and the desire only became stronger when an incident while he was in class seventh in Samastipur, Bihar, helped him realize how power and responsibility can bring about order amidst chaos. Treading onto the path of achieving his long-term goal, he went on to compete in the IIT entrance and joined IIT Kanpur in the Mechanical Engineering stream. Upon completion of his course, instead of using his esteemed degree and brand to grow from strength to strength, he envisioned joining the struggle of bringing change in the increasingly unstable world around him. The deteriorating condition of law and order and education reinforced his dream of joining the bureaucracy even when he was studying engineering. Passing the civil services exam in a single attempt with his grit, determination, hard work, focus, and discipline, he joined the forces as ASP in Hyderabad in the year 2003. And then there has been never looking back since then.

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In the year 2005, IPS Vikas Vaibhav joined as SP in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar, and over the next few years, he continued to fiercely work along the districts of Aurangabad, Danapur, Patna, Bagaha, Rohtas, Darbhanga, and Purnea. In 2011, he started working as Superintendent of Police at National Investigation Agency, and in 2015 he became the Senior Superintendent of Police in Patna. Initiating his journey as assistant to the Inspector General of Police, Patna, he continued to hold the position of Deputy Inspector General of Police in the Eastern Range, Bhagalpur, and Bihar. As the Deputy Inspector General of Police at Anti-Terrorist Squad, Bihar in the year 2020, he then went on to become the Special Secretary of the Home Department, Government of Bihar. In the year 2022, he was appointed as the Inspector General of Homeguards and Fire Services, Bihar. His service record is laden with stories and incidents of bravery where he put the halter on crime mafias and dacoits of Chambal, cleansed the Naxalites from Rohtas, and hounded criminals in several cities and villages. A pro-people who organized regular ‘Darbars’ to hear people’s pleas and complaints, he has been one of the most loved, respected, and celebrated IPS officers who has transcended awareness and consciousness in people’s hearts with his virtue, goodness, and modesty.

While his earnest demeanor in the profession earned him tremendous regard, the strength of his scholarly approach brought him enormous popularity as a celebrated public figure on various platforms. Through the mighty power of his pen combined with the passion of his skilled photography, he has succeeded in initiating the ‘clarion call of developing heritage consciousness in every Indian citizen’s heart’ and that has inspired more and more people to connect with him through various Social Media channels. Adorned with the qualities of having ‘serenity surround his countenance, his principles mirrored in his courage and conviction, resolute professional integrity, cardinal quality of equal treatment for all, and a people-friendly behaviour’, he has a huge fan-following that celebrates his honesty, courage, integrity, vivacity, and charisma. “When I heard the people have named a ‘Chowk’ after my name in 2017, I was touched. It has been several years since I left Bagha, but people still remember me, which is something I still cherish”, an emotional IPS Vikas Vaibhav once stated when a Chowk in Bagha was named after him. His extensively read blog ‘Silent Pages’ depicts scrupulously researched ‘lesser-known stories from the history of India that speak of ancient heritage and its importance’. He shares his tales of trouncing criminals as ‘Field Stories from the Diary of a Cop in Bihar’ on his blog. With a simultaneous inclination towards science and history alike, he greatly believes that a favorable future can only be based upon the reminisce of precious past, as in the quote from George Orwell’s 1984, ‘The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their understanding of their history.’ He likes to coach young students and regularly posts inspiring verses from the Vedas. Awarded by IIT Kanpur with the prestigious Satyendra K Dubey Memorial Award in the year 2019, IPS Vikas Vaibhav is an icon of change.

‘A determined change-maker creating tangible impact and motivating numerous to join hands for a noble mission, and who despite his high-demanding job and family obligations, will leave no stone unturned in bringing back the past glory of a state that has since long been losing sight of its true potential, IPS Vikas Vaibhav inspires one and all’. An erudite leader whose unique initiative ‘Let’s Inspire Bihar’ has generated a storm and triggered a wave of optimism for the country’s youth to lay a strong foundation of a hopeful tomorrow through the understanding of deep cultural heritage. Focused on the three E’s, Education, Egalitarianism, and Entrepreneurship, the futuristic campaign was initiated in the year 2021 with a noble mission of overall growth and development of Bihar and the country through a motivated youth and population. There have been visible progressive outcomes of the drive as the inhabitants of the state present globally, have come together to build a new Bihar and country in unison under the capable guidance of the dynamic trendsetter.

“So, the way India is going to be in the next millennial would depend on India’s youth and only the youth who have solid foundation and understanding of India’s deep cultural heritage would be able to take it forward” – IPS Vikas Vaibhav.